04/05/2013

It's Gotta be the Shoes!

Many of those who lived through the 80s will likely remember the explosion of the sneaker industry. This was the decade that a pair of kicks broke the $100 mark. One of the primary drivers was of course Air Jordans. I remember watching TV in the hope that I would be able to catch one of the Mars Blackmon commercials. After all, back then you could not just pull up any video you wanted on Youtube.

I made a recent trip to NYC and within the span of two blocks spotted shoes festooned on two different bikes.

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What's the deal New Yorkers? And for you non-New Yorkers, what are you thoughts?

I have seen practical uses for shoes, like a flip flop for a brake, but what's up with these shoe docorations?